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@Mark_Baden About 8” in FDL minus the couple inches we had already so about 6” for this storm so far

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@Molly_WISN About 8” in FDL minus the couple inches we had already so about 6” for this storm so far

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@LukeSampe Average about 8” on the ground in FDL minus about 2” before the storm so around 6”

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@NWSMilwaukee We had 10” in fond du lac- before the sun came out and started melting it

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@NWSMilwaukee 4.5” in fond du lac

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OTD: December 24, 1961
The AFC Championship Game is played at Balboa Stadium in San Diego. The Houston Oilers defeat the San Diego Chargers 10-3. #fhssportslit

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OTD: December 22, 2020
Lionel Messi scores his 644th goal for FC Barcelona during a 3-0 win over Real Valladolid, breaking Pele’s record for the most goals scored for one club. #fhssportslit

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OTD: December 21, 1995
SF Giants announce plans to build a new stadium to open in 2000. It is now called Oracle Park and is regarded as one the MLB’s premier ball parks. #fhssportslit

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OTD: December 20, 1994
FC Barcelona forward Hristo Stoichkov wins the Ballon d’Or, awarded to the best football player in the world for that season. #fhssportslit

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OTD: December 19, 2022
University of Oklahoma football team is given a 3 year probation for repeated recruited violations.
#fhssportslit

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OTD: December 18, 1956
NY Yankees sign Phil Rizzuto as their radio-tv announcer. He had previously played shortstop for the Yankees for 13 seasons and would be the voice of the team for the next 40 years.
#fhssportslit

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OTD:December 16, 1991
The MLB’s expansion club, the Florida Marlins, sign their first player, 16 year old pitcher Clemente Nunez.
#fhssportslit

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OTD: December 15, 1992
Arthur Ashe is awarded Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the year. He would die just two months later. #fhssportslit

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OTD: December 14, 1982
Marcel Dionne of the LA Kings becomes the 9th player to score 500 goals in NHL History. #fhssportslit

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OTD: December 13, 1999
Ron Dayne wins the 65th Heisman Trophy. Ron Dayne is one of only two players from Wisconsin to ever win the award, the other being Alan Ameche in 1954. #FHSSportsLit

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OTD: December 12, 2010
Heavy snow caused the roof of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis to collapse. The Vikings vs. Giants game scheduled for there the next day had to be moved to Ford Field. #fhssportslit

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OTD: December 11, 1959
The NY Yankees acquire Roger Maris in a trade with the KC Athletics. Maris would go on to famously hit 61 home runs in 1961, a record that stood in the AL until Aaron Judge hit 62 in 2022.
#FHSSportsLit

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OTD: December 10, 1983
The Last NFL game is played at Shea Stadium. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the NY Jets 34-7. The Jets would go on to play at Giants Stadium from 1984-2009, then at MetLife from 2010-present.
#FHSSportsLit

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OTD: December 9, 1926
The United States Golf Association (USGA) legalized steel shafts to be used. Nearly 100 years later, the majority of players still play with them.
#FHSSportsLit